Preface; List of contributors; Conflict and development: an introduction
Carolyn U. Shantz and Willard W. Hartup; Part I. Conflict and the Processes
of Development: 1. Theoretical perspectives on conflict and development
Jaan Valsiner and Robert B. Cairns; 2. The education of reason: cognitive
conflict and its role in intellectual development Michael Chapman and
Michelle L. McBride; 3. Conflict and the development of social
understanding Judy Dunn and Cheryl Slomkowski; 4. Conflict talk: approaches
to adversative discourse Catherine Garvey and Carolyn U. Shantz; 5.
Conflict and emotions in marital, sibling, and peer relationships Lynn
Fainsilber Katz, Laurie Kramer and John M. Gottman; Part II. Conflict and
Interpersonal Relationships: 6. The social structure of early conflict:
interaction, relationships, and alliances Hildy S. Ross and Cheryl L.
Conant; 7. Conflict and friendship relations Willard W. Hartup; 8. Conflict
and relationships during adolescence W. Andrew Collins and Brett Laursen;
9. Conflicts between siblings Deborah Lowe Vandell and Mark Dixon Bailey;
10. Family conflicts and their developmental implications: a conceptual
analysis of meanings for the structure of relationships Robert E. Emery;
Part III. Conflict and Developmental Adaptations: 11. Conflict and the
development of antisocial behavior David G. Perry, Louise C. Perry and
Elizabeth Kennedy; 12. Conflict management and social competence Martha
Putallaz and Blair H. Sheppard; 13. Conflict and group relations Frances E.
Aboud; 14. Conflict and child maltreatment Patricia Minuchin; 15.
Intervention programs for the management of conflict Wyndol Furman and
Elizabeth L. McQuaid; Author index; Subject index.
